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| Name: | Samuel Mateo, Jr. |
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Artest Finally Dealt to Kings The elements came together Wednesday, and this time they stuck: The Kings sent sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic to the Pacers for Artest in an on-again, off-again deal that's been talked about for months.
posted on January 26, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Mangini taking Flight to NJ For the second straight year, the Patriots will be looking for a new defensive coordinator. Last year, Romeo Crennel departed to become head coach of the Cleveland Browns. Last night, according to a source in the Patriots organization, Eric Mangini informed the team that he was taking the head coaching job of the New York Jets.
posted on January 17, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Walking Through the Fire Scoop Jackson of ESPN.com takes us through the story of the first 5 all black players to play in a NCAA Championship, the story depicted in Glory Road the new film by Disney. But it was so much more and if you have little knowledge of this story I would suggest reading this article and more. Awesome, life changing, history changing story.
posted on January 12, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Yet Another Belichick Protege Being Sought. Eric Mangini only part of a season in the defensive coordinator seat and already beeing looked at being the next NY Jets head coach.
posted on January 10, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Urlacher named AP Defensive Player of the Year Well deserved, me thinks. He's been the cornerstone and leader of that defense since his rookie year, very intimidating. I sure wouldn't want to be hit by that behemoth.
posted on January 06, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Ring it up! Celtics crush Lakers for 17th title There were legendary Celtics sitting in the stands, with names like Russell, Havlicek, Heinsohn, Maxwell, Ainge, and White, who could all tell stories about the days when they touched the NBA championship trophy, sprayed champagne on each other, and watched Red Auerbach proudly puff on a victory cigar. After a 22-year wait that included the retirement of Larry Bird, lots of lean years, and the death of Auerbach, the Celtics have new legends named Pierce, Allen, and Garnett, who now can tell their stories about touching the trophy, spraying champagne, and wishing Red were here to witness it.
posted by BornIcon at 05:29 AM on June 18
How the '77 Blazers went from chumps to champs in one season "I stopped practice at one point," former GM Dr. Jack Ramsay says. "I could barely keep from laughing, I was so happy with what I was seeing. I knew, even before we'd played a game, what we had. 'Listen,' I said. 'If we play like this, we can win!'"
posted by wfrazerjr at 02:12 PM on June 13
Same Here. Another child of '77. Thanks for the link. Awesome Story.
posted at 05:29 PM on June 13
"This giant strode the football turf of two nations." "Just J.I. Therein lies the most confounding mystery in all of football." Just what do the initials J.I. stand for? "Some say Justifiably Incognito, others Jesus Incarnate."
posted by tommytrump at 01:38 AM on June 04
Such a sad story. What I don't understand is, if he was still active in football up till 7 years ago why doesn't he have any money? I know the CFL isn't as profitable as the NFL but he must have made enough money over the years to retire and at the very least have decent health care and live at home instead of a nursing home. Not that nursing homes are bad places to live, my fiance works in one, but the elderly don't like living away from their family.
posted at 11:56 AM on June 04
AT&T: Yet another name for Giants ballpark: Delivered. "The San Francisco Giants said Friday their ballpark will be known as AT&T Park beginning March 1." ZZZZZZZZZZZZ. From PacBell Park to SBC Park to AT&T Park. Did anybody really care about the name? What's the best pro ballpark name that's still being used?
posted by worldcup2002 at 01:16 PM on February 03
I dare say in our lifetimes, we will see corporate purchases of actual team names. Holy shit! That'll be the day. I can see it now. The Golden State Googles The New England Razors The LA Yahoos That'd be some crazy stuff.
posted at 02:12 PM on February 03
D. A. DAY (Day After Day) "Make the day after the Big Game a Holiday." It's a White Castle stunt, but they've already got on the local news (that's not saying much) tonight. That being said, it still does seem rather relevant. How many of youze will be calling in sick on Monday?
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:56 AM on February 03
I totally support this worthy cause.
posted at 08:43 AM on February 03
True Fan or Greedy Fan? What price would you demand (if any) if you had in your possession a piece of football history?
posted by grabofsky74 at 12:48 PM on January 31
To answer your question. GREEDY What a greedy SOB. Holy Shit, I can't believe it. It does read like a freaking ransom note. Holy SHIT! He put a bad name on all us Patriot Fans. This is just obsurd. Enjoy your freaking ball!
posted at 05:52 PM on January 31
The Coach as Culture Hero What's so great about the guy with the whistle around his neck? There is surely no American archetype more preposterously overpraised at this cultural moment than the Coach.
Slate's Timothy Noah invites readers to "debunk the gauzy idealization of The Coach as font of all wisdom", and debunk they do. Examples include the The Cold War Coach, The Absent-Minded Coach, The Beer-Drinking Coach, and the Scholar-Athlete Coach.
At my Tennessee high school in the mid-1970s, the head football coach taught "Earth Science," which was a kind of physics without math for the slower kids. One day, several students confirmed, he declared without irony (an alien concept to him) that light travels faster downhill.
posted by justgary at 01:36 AM on January 27
From the followup article... This is just gross: For a while he insisted on sitting in the coxswain's seat. It made the whole boat sag and, with a wind up, water came over the gunwale. I was the guy facing him. He'd say "stroke" and we would row, he'd nitpick, and warn us about "catching crabs." I figured out later why he sat there. It wasn't to give us his wisdom close up; it was to show us his balls. Every time I looked down at my feet, there was one of them staring back at me through a gap in his shorts, legs spread wide. They were shiny and sick-looking. Even when I tried not to look, there one was, lurking out, weird as Sputnik. I lost my timing, I was relegated to the back of the boat and thankfully I never saw them again. And this is just disturbing: He was my coach when I played on our city's summer all-star baseball team. That's when I realized that he not only enjoyed the company of teenagers but had the maturity of one as well. During a practice, I was playing second base when, without warning, he whipped a ball right at me. It struck me in the face and broke my nose. He came over and said, "Got to get your glove up." Recently, he was sentenced to prison for arranging over the Internet to meet a teenage boy to have sex. Either way, there are coaches who deserve praise but there are even more that don't, but because of those few the rest are touted as hero's. Not much we can do about that.
posted at 11:05 AM on January 27
The World (Little League) Baseball Classic Mercy rules. Pitch counts. Ichiro could knock a pitcher out in one at bat!
posted by BullpenPro at 08:40 AM on January 27
Those are some crazy ass rules.
posted at 09:17 AM on January 27
Artest Finally Dealt to Kings The elements came together Wednesday, and this time they stuck: The Kings sent sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic to the Pacers for Artest in an on-again, off-again deal that's been talked about for months.
posted by ProSam at 10:38 AM on January 26
If Artest can settle down and start being a man that is responsible with his Day job he might be able to actually be a good team mate and be able to help his new team. Peja is definately a help for the Pacers but he'll never replace Reggie. We'll see in the long run if this was a good trade.
posted at 10:43 AM on January 26
Meet the new boss ... same as the old boss The Boston Red Sox proudly announce their new general manager to be ... Theo Epstein. Is this the strangest hiring/rehiring in your sports recollection? And will Theo (sans apesuit) be able to prop up the possible collapse of the Coco Crisp/Guillermo Mota trade?
posted by wfrazerjr at 10:20 AM on January 25
That bridge is awesome. It looks good in the pictures but a thousand times better in person. I'm also glad Theo is back. Though I wonder if whatever made him leave in a gorrilla suit got resolved and how.
posted at 01:55 PM on January 25
The Ten Most Hated Athletes This should bring up some serious discussion........
posted by dbt302 at 10:47 AM on January 25
Man! I had no idea about more then half of those listed.
posted at 11:25 AM on January 25
40 things to watch for at Super Bowl XL It will be a long two weeks before Super Bowl XL is played. The wait will seem interminable. The hype will seem intolerable. The Seattle Seahawks against the Pittsburgh Steelers for the world championship of professional football. It’s eating at you, isn’t it? You want to know what the future holds.
posted by skydivemom at 08:55 PM on January 25
These two are hilarious: 11. A bus will try to sneak into the Super Bowl dressed up as Jerome Bettis. 26. At least one old lady will approach Matt Hasselbeck and say, "I used to love you on Baywatch.'"
posted at 08:01 AM on January 25
Davis Gets 5 Game Suspension Knicks forward Antonio Davis was suspended five games by the NBA on Thursday for entering the stands during a game in Chicago to confront a fan he thought was harassing his wife.
posted by ProSam at 10:48 AM on January 20
Though I think the NBA should have suspended him I think it was too harsh. Two, three games tops is what I think should have been the punishment. The man was just trying to look out for his wife and he did it in a calm and adequate manner. The lawsuit is bogus. That's America for ya.
posted at 10:52 AM on January 20
SportsDesigner.com A weblog about sports design in newspapers and magazines. Related: the Sports Front Exchange has PDFs of the front pages of sport sections from a bunch of US newspapers.
posted by kirkaracha at 02:00 PM on January 17
Cool. I being a graphic designer this is a very useful link. Thanks!
posted at 03:17 PM on January 17
Mangini taking Flight to NJ For the second straight year, the Patriots will be looking for a new defensive coordinator. Last year, Romeo Crennel departed to become head coach of the Cleveland Browns. Last night, according to a source in the Patriots organization, Eric Mangini informed the team that he was taking the head coaching job of the New York Jets.
posted by ProSam at 07:44 AM on January 17
That would've been interesting to say the least.
posted at 10:32 AM on January 17
Complete and utter dominance by the C's. Paul said it best at the half interview. Paraphrasing "We just want it more, we are not going to take our feet of the gas pedal". The Celt's scored 42 in the last quarter with mostly reserves in the game. That's just crazy.